2024 Pinktober Poker Open

Drew Dodge Wins 2024 PPO Championshop Outright for $59,690!

2024 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 296

Prize Pool: $282,680
October 24 – 27, 2024

Drew Dodge

The 2024 Pinktober Poker Open series was headlined by the $1,100 buy-in PPO Championship, which featured a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament drew 296 entries, and Tampa favorite Drew Dodge outlasted Eli Kiwan heads-up to take the title and $59,690.

“I’m so hyped,” Dodge said after the win. “I’ve been trying to get a win for a couple years now and to finally get a win, it’s awesome.”

“It’s a big one. I came in second a few times and for the first to be this big, it’s surreal.”

Dodge had a few big close calls, including a runner-up in the recent Tampa Signature Poker Series and one spot away from winning his first WSOP Circuit ring last week.

Congrats to Drew and thank you to everyone who made the PPO Championship a success!

Final table results:

1st: Drew Dodge – $59,690 + PPO Trophy
2nd: Eli Kiwan – $39,650
3rd: Josh Nicholson – $28,950
4th: Matthew Leecy – $21,410
5th: Diego Uez – $16,030
6th: Cory Wood – $12,160
7th: Saif Keshwani – $9,340
8th: Nadeem Elalami – $7,270
9th: John Tyler Kennedy – $5,730

Championship: Drew Dodge

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante

Drew Dodge

After a long heads-up battle, where Drew Dodge and Eli Kiwan traded the lead several times over a two-hour match, Dodge outlasted Kiwan to take the 2024 Pinktober Poker Open Championship title along with the $59,690 top prize and PPO trophy

1st: Drew Dodge – $59,690 + PPO Trophy
2nd: Eli Kiwan – $39,650

Full recap to come!

Eli Kiwan

Pasquale Hudson Wins PPO Event 6 Outright for $13K!

2024 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6

$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$40,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 57

Prize Pool: $40,000
October 24 – 27, 2024

Pasquale Hudson, 2024 PPO Event 6 champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityState Prize Amount
1PasqualeHudsonDade CityFL$13,090
2GabrielFullerTampaFL$8,720
3WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL$5,810
4AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL$4,040
5CarloAmentaTampaFL$2,920
6TamasHartmanTampaFL$2,210
7TerryStreeterInvernessFL$1,750
8KevinCarnevaleJohnstonRI$1,460

Championship: Heads-Up Counts on Break

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 296

Eli Kiwan and Drew Dodge decided to forgo the scheduled dinner break, instead taking a short respite and return with Kiwan holding a lead over Dodge for the 2024 PPO Championship title.

Eli Kiwan – 5,480,000 (91 bb)
Drew Dodge – 3,400,000 (57 bb)

1st: $59,690 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $39,650

Championship: Counts on Break

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 296

Seat 1: Cory Wood – 375,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Diego Uez – 855,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Leecy – 2,950,000 (98 bb)
Seat 6: Eli Kiwan – 1,265,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Josh Nicholson – 1,740,000 (58 bb)
Seat 8: Drew Dodge – 1,695,000 (57 bb)

1st: $59,690 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $39,650
3rd: $28,950
4th: $21,410
5th: $16,030
6th: $12,160